AERIAL LIFT PAINT SPRAY CONTAINMENT DEVICE

1 . A paint containment device for an aerial lift vehicle, the containment device comprising:

a frame configured to be coupled to the aerial lift vehicle;

a cover with an open working portion and one or more exhaust apertures, wherein the open working portion is configured to be position towards a surface to be painted; and

one or more exhaust fans positioned within the one or more exhaust apertures

wherein the exhaust fans are configured to draw air and paint through the open working portion into the exhaust apertures.

2 . The paint containment device of claim 1 , further comprising one or more filters disposed over the one or more exhaust apertures and configured to remove the paint from air entering the exhaust fans.

3 . The paint containment device of claim 2 , wherein the one or more filters comprise fiberglass filters.

4 . The paint containment device of claim 2 , further comprising a filter support lip disposed around each of the one or more exhaust apertures wherein the one or more filters are removably coupled to the filter support lip.

5 . The paint containment device of claim 2 , wherein the filter is disposed at an angle within a range of 30 to 60 degrees relative to horizontal.

6 . The paint containment device of claim 1 , comprising two exhaust fans positioned within two exhaust apertures.

7 . The paint containment device of claim 6 wherein the two exhaust fans are positioned on either side of a centerline of the paint containment device.

8 . The paint containment device of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the cover comprises a transparent material.

9 . The paint containment device of claim 1 , wherein each of the one or more exhaust fans has a capacity in a range of 2,000 CFM to 4,000 CFM.

10 . A paint containment device comprising:

a lower portion configured to attach to a basket of an aerial lift vehicle;

an upper portion coupled to the lower portion and comprising:

a cover;

an open working portion configured to be position towards a surface to be painted; and

one or more exhaust apertures, where the one or more exhaust apertures extend through the cover.

11 . The paint containment device of claim 10 , further comprising one or more exhaust fans positioned within the one or more exhaust apertures.

12 . The paint containment device of claim 10 , further comprising one or more filters positioned over the one or more exhaust apertures.

13 . The paint containment device of claim 12 , further comprising a filter support element configured to prevent the filter from deforming towards the exhaust fan.

14 . The paint containment device of claim 12 , wherein the upper portion of the paint containment device further comprises a filter support lip and the one or more filters are removably coupled to the filter support lip.

15 . The paint containment device of claim 14 , wherein the one or more filters are coupled to the filter support lip by hook and loop.

16 . The paint containment device of claim 10 , wherein the upper portion of the cover comprises a transparent material.

17 . A method of painting using a containment device on an aerial lift, the method comprising:

spraying paint out of an open working portion of the paint containment device;

drawing air and paint into the open working portion; and

exhausting the air and paint out through one or more exhaust apertures using one or more exhaust fans.

18 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising filtering the paint out of the air using one or more filters before exhausting it.

19 . The method of claim 18 , further comprising replacing the one or more filters when a preselected criteria is met.

20 . The method of claim 19 , wherein the preselected criteria is a period of operational time within in a range of 1 hour to 5 hours.